This video is a unique angle of a Blackhawk helicopter delivering water to a fire using a bambi bucket. When the helicopter is in position, the crew releases the water to extinguish or suppress the fire below. The shots consist of a take off from the staging field, dips from a nearby pond to get water and several drops on two different fire locations. This action takes place in the High Park Fire to try to mitigate spot fires in the area west of Fort Collins, Colorado.

http://youtu.be/ZZMk8rFnHaM

noonwitch

07-02-2012, 12:17 PM

I just keep thinking there's got to be a cheap and easy way to get all that water from the tropical storm floods to the fires out west.

fettpett

07-02-2012, 12:24 PM

I just keep thinking there's got to be a cheap and easy way to get all that water from the tropical storm floods to the fires out west.